Lice Patrol

I will never know if she was good. She did not return my voicemail or my email.

Martina is the person to call when one of your kids comes home with lice. She is thorough and fast and lovely with children. And, she brings her own salon chair to your house! I recommend her highly.

Marina of Lice Patrol is the best in town!
When my friends daughter had lice, she was so calm — I asked her how? Her response was to simply call Martina. I did the same when my daughter had lice and will turn to her every time.
Martina is the Lice Angel. She is calm, reassuring, quick and an expert in her profession. Using the NitFree Terminator, not chemicals (especially since Lice in CA are treatment resistant), Martina methodically combs out the lice and nits (eggs) until you are completely clear. She then gives you the tips you need to keep your family lice free (or at least avoid another bad case). She gave me the peace of mind that I needed during one of the most stressful childhood problems — all in the comforts of your own home (no waiting around Fillmore Street) and at a reasonable rate.
Thank you Martina!

As a mom dealing with lice the first time, it’s quite an exhausting experience. Martina is quick, good with kids. Within one hour, she was able to check everyone in the family and combed through all of us. She also gave us tips on how to do follow ups. Peace of mind and fairly priced. Take all the stress dealing with these nasty little guys.

Agree with the others. Martina is kind, good with kids, and most importantly, very very very very very very very very very very very very thorough. Very reasonable rates and good customer education.

I have to echo what everyone else has said. The best person to call when your family gets hit with lice (and almost everyone does!). Martina is kind, caring, and extremely knowledgeable about these little buggers. She does a meticulous physical combing process and doesn’t use any chemicals. Highly recommend!

Martina is wonderful… quick, thorough and calming which is no easy task when you’re dealing with Lice. Thank you Martina!!!

Martina is the best in the business. Her prices are fantastic and she is a wealth of knowledge. She really helped put my mind at ease know that my kids were bug and egg free upon her departure. She checked everyone on the house. Shes very professional, calm and very friendly.

what do you get when you combine a long haired preschooler and a preschool with a no nit policy? A mom about to lose her last marble and a 3 week battle against nits and casings.
Martina was wonderful, came over and not only de-​nitted my four year old but checked his twin brother, their older brother and me for those dratted parasites in just over an hour. She was very friendly and we had a lovely conversation about all sorts of things throughout.
She even let us have one of the hardcore combs she uses.
If we ever come up with lice again I’m not even going to bother with the OTC pesticides but will be calling Martina and Lice Patrol right away.

Well, my 7 year old came home with some friends in her hair, and I had no idea what to do. Luckily, a friend gave us Martina’s info. I called her at around 5PM on a SUNDAY — and she actually answered! She was at our house the next morning at 830! She is, as the other reviewers note, accessible, prompt, professional, friendly, relaxed, extremely knowledgeable, and very reasonably priced. She spent almost 2 hours treating my daughter. She also checked me and my husband (luckily, we avoided it), and left us with a logical and thorough treatment plan. I felt reassured, well taken care of, and not pressured to seek further treatment or buy any of her products (though I did both). I asked her to please return in 4 days to recheck us all, and we’re looking forward to seeing her again. Highly recommended!

Found them on Sat night, spend many hours making slow progress against the critters. Called Martina on Sun AM and she came by that afternoon, very knowledgeable, efficient., and patient with the overtired kids. Highly recommended.

We have relied on Martina’s professionalism and expertise for several years now. Martina is a calm and experienced expert who will come to your home and solve your lice problems. She is a tremendous resource, incredibly generous with her vast knowledge about lice, and she is a truly kind, caring person who soothes and comforts as she cures. I cannot say enough positive things about Martina. She has restored sanity to our family while she has restored our hair to health!

Lice Patrol was a life saver. My daughter all of a sudden got lice as a teenager after never having had them before and I had no idea what to do. I decided to come here because I read that this was rum by a mom whose own kid had once had lice so she learned what to do and then made a business of it. I thought that was oool and shr had good reviews so decided to give it a try. She fit us in right away. She was nice, calming, educated us and did a thorough job. We made sure to follow her instructions follow up care, which was easy enough and our follow up check showed my daughter was free and clear of lice. Excellent experience. Hope it was our first and last time with these little critters but if it happens again we will go here again. Thanks Martina/​Lice Patrol!

My kids had lice for the first time this week and I needed a professional to come in and teach me about lice vs. nits as well as understand how to properly check for lice and nits. I chose Lice Patrol and Martina based on the Unilocal reviews. I emailed her at 1am and she called me back at 7am! Martina is a PROFESSIONAL and really knows her stuff. She has over 20 years of experience and has professional training on the biology of lice. She was very kind and patient as she answered all of my Lice 101 questions. I would highly recommend Lice Patrol; Martina’s pricing is comparable to other services (and much lower than Lice Fairies) and she also sells the metal comb and other non-​toxic supplies, if you are interested in purchasing it.

Yikes!!! The dreaded call, your child has lice. The follow up call to Martina sent my blood pressure back to recommended levels and her ability to be at my house the next day, Yay!
She knows the biology of those nasty buggers and will walk thru all the steps u need to live lice free.
She’s a calming influence. Hope I don’t have to call her again, :) but I highly recommend her.

Thank you, Martina! We tried to use Nix to get rid of lice and it did NOT work! I called Martina and she came and saved us. She is very thorough and knowledgeable about maintaining a lice and nit free environment.
Do NOT use Nix or Rid! They are a waste of money. Us that money to hire Martina and have peace of mind that she will take care of them.

I highly recommend using Lice Patrol
Our 5 year old was sent home from school with Lice earlier this week — there is an epidemic at his pre-​school. We tried the over the counter stuff at Walgreens — Dont waste your money and, more importantly, dont waste your time. It doesnt work nor do you really know what to look for if you have not had lice in your family before, at least I did not. Also the combs they sell at Walgreens are crappy. Either buy one on your own or buy one through Martina. The one she sells is called Nit Free.
I called Martina and she was able to come over the same day to check our family and treat us. My wife and I were not infected, but our son had a good amount. She was very good with him and he sat there for a long time while she combed and combed. She also answered any questions we had and educated us on lice and how to deal with it.
I have not found anything since her visit — lets keep them away!

Martina is a blessing to all parents trying to rid their children of this pesky situation of lice – I am a registered nurse and tried the otc permethin NIX treatment twice on my daughter with no results–
I was desperate and did a search on Unilocal and found lice patrol – Martina came and was impeccable – You can tell she really cares about your child and the parent–
My child is ready for school and I can stop vacuuming and laundry! Yeah – 10 plus stars to lice patrol–

The school told me that my daughter’s case was so bad she was not going to be able to return until after the winter break (JAN. 4TH!!) But I showed up Monday morning and they ok’d her to return after examining and seeing she was clear. Using the methods Martina provided me, I left confident knowing that we would be lice free in the near future as long as I consistently combed her hair… Combed my daughters hair again last night and did not find one single nit! I am absolutely amazed how effective and thorough Martina was! Thanks again Lice Patrol!

Lice? Us? But, but, but… It can’t be!
But it is!
Those really are NOT sesame seeds in my 12-​year-​old daughter’s gorgeous, long, curly hair? They are lice eggs, AKA nits?
So now what? Will she have to cut her hair short? She would rather be banished to the moon. I mean, she’s almost 13! Will we have to use toxic pesticides? Look at all the remedies out there! My head is swirling! But not too close to my daughter’s head, mind you.
I come to Unilocal.I see Lice Patrol. I see five stars. I see the reviews. I call.
Martina answers. She is so reassuring. Are we available in two hours? Yes! Yes! She arrives with her chair and her tools. She is so incredibly calm, sweet, and reassuring. Such a good person, you can tell from the get-​go. And boy does she know lice!
She dispelled so many lice myths. She was incredibly good with us, and reassured my daughter that she would in no way have to cut her hair. Just maybe the ends, so the nit comb would go through better. She ended up doing that for us because I surely would have given her a mohawk or crewcut with my haircutting skills.
It took a long time to go through my child’s tresses. In the end there was only one real louse, but there were jillions of nits. When she did my hair, she found just a few nits.
We have been doing the combing with mint spray and conditioner spray as directed by Martina. It has been two weeks. A week ago she saw us for a recheck, and we are rid of everything! Not a nit on us! (My hubby was free and clear, lucky guy. Of course. He has straight, thin, short hair…)
But we continue combing with the extra good nit pick she gave us, just in case. We do this for another week. It’s just a precaution, because apparently with lice, you never know 100 percent until a certain amount of time goes by.
My daughter and I made the best of the nit combing and inspections. It was actually almost fun. For the first week, when we combed every day (more than necessary, but I wanted to blast any icky bug babies/​eggs that may be hiding) we watched a movie a night. Some good classics, from The Magnificent Ambersons to The Third Man. So in a way, these lice were an excuse to slow down and enjoy some time together.
Who says nitpicking can’t be fun?!
I can’t recommend Martina highly enough. My daughter thinks she’s super, and so do I! She should wear a cape with a giant dead louse image on it. She’s our hero! If you are unfortunate enough to have this problem, call her! She won’t sell you junk you don’t need. She empowers YOU to take care of the problem after she does the major work. She is amazing!
Lice of San Francisco — watch out! Lice Patrol is here, and you had better run and hide! Just please, not on my child’s head!!!